Ebony and Ivory Queens CHAPTER 53
Theme: Reality
L. K. Heinrich: Definitely a plot twist there :3 It'll be worked out later though, no worries! The collar is still there, which I'll make more obvious later too XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Sharauril: Yes, this will most likely become a full story pretty soon! :3 I will go back and start earlier and take things a slower pace no worries :3 Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
BattleGoddess126: It's alright if you've gotten behind, everyone gets busy-especially around this time of the year. Yeah, that was just sort of a passing thought and to his unhappy surprise it came true! Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Kendecia: Glad you like, one more chapter after this and then I'll take the last two stories to start a new story :3 Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Asile3762: The drama is crazy! I'll get more of that going pretty soon! Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Seeker Heart: No one saw the amnesia coming :P That's sort of the point of a plot twist! :3 Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
SirenaLoreley: Nero is also seriously weakened but that's sort of been overshadowed by the fact he can't remember stuff :3 Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
HiariNoTenshi-San: I haven't decided how much he's forgotten :3 I suppose if he forgot everything he'd wonder why he has a demon arm, huh? XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
surrendertome: Yes, the last two chapters are going to be extended and fleshed out and turned into their own stories after I finish the next chapter :3 Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
Tuvynia: Yep, Dante had to work to get Nero's attention and affection and now Nero's forgotten all that-but he's forgot Dante wished him away too so…yeah XD Thanks for reviewing! *gives cookies*
This chapter is dedicated to DarkQueenBahamut on DA for being AWESOME! XD Merry late Christmas!
Background: Ch. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 20, 9, 10, 47 early timeline
Reality was a cruel pill to swallow at times, but what else was he suppose to think? Nero dashed the last Arache in half, bitterness and a feeling of betrayal brewing in his chest. He'd taken on all the missions today-all four of them. He'd been out since morning and hadn't been back to the shop. He would have appreciated some help but Trish insisted she was busy and Lady said she had an appointment she had to keep but wouldn't clarify. He could tell they were lying but he didn't know why. It made his palms sweat and his heart throb. Even Dante had been lying to him.
It could only mean one thing-they had to all be doing something together, something bad, or else why the deception? He was reluctant to head home, uncertain of what he might find if he got back earlier than they expected him. With his nervous and angry energy he'd breezed through the missions faster than he would have without it.
He checked the time and found that it was seven thirty, Dante asked him not to be back before eight, but he wanted…well, he wanted to know what they were doing. Dante, Trish and Lady…there was only one thing they could be doing that they wouldn't want him to be around. He knew all of them had 'history' together-hell Dante was the biggest man-whore he knew, maybe it was too much to expect monogamy from the older hunter but at least he shouldn't be doing it behind his back!
He ran as fast as he could before arriving at the shop. By the time he was outside he could tell Trish and Lady had been here and his anxiety crystallized into a small ball of anger. He didn't want to believe Dante was fooling around on him but what excuse could all of them have for lying to him?
He pushed open the doors with more force than necessary and flicked his gaze around the office but none of them were anywhere to be seen. He looked over to the stairs and frowned when he saw something hanging above them-and it made a trail from the bedroom to the front door. After looking at it for a minute he realized he recognized it. Mistletoe. Why was there mistletoe all over the ceiling?
He headed over to the stairs and took them carefully and quietly trying to hear if there were any sounds coming from inside the bedroom. If there were any he couldn't hear them over the pounding of his heart in his ears.
What was he going to find? Would Dante admit it if he confronted him? What if he was wrong?
He put his hand on the knob and twisted without allowing himself to hesitate. He was most certainly surprised by what was waiting for him.
The room was lit by flickering firelight from several red candles, the smell of Italian food-not pizza-but seafood and pasta teased his nose. The bed was made-which never happened- with the covers pulled back and above that there was a huge amount of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling. Dante sat at a table covered with a red tablecloth. The food that was tantalizing him was laying out on it on actual china and not Styrofoam or cardboard. He had no idea they even had china. Dante was sitting on the far side of the table leaning back with a rose between his teeth and no shirt.
"Surprise." he smirked.
Nero closed his mouth when he realized he was gaping. "This is what you were doing today?"
"Yeah-what did you think I was doing?" he asked.
The young man glanced away and scratched his nose. "Nothing-I don't know." he said irritably. "I thought you were just being lazy again."
"I suppose I could have been…but I wasn't. Care to join me?" he asked pushing out the folding chair opposite him.
Nero set down Red Queen by the door, leaving his revolver holstered on his hip as he dropped down into the chair, a blush scattered across his cheeks. Great, now he felt guilty thinking that Dante had been cheating on him when he'd actually been setting up romance. He picked up a fork as the older slayer took the rose out of his mouth and picked up his own.
"So why did you do all this?" the younger hunter asked, avoiding Dante's eyes by staring down at the pasta he was twirling around his fork.
The older devil chuckled, ducking his head to catch his partner's cerulean gaze. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing I'm just…embarrassed I guess, that you took the time to do all this. I'm just not sure why, you're a little late for Christmas with all the mistletoe old man." he smirked slightly, falling into his defense from awkward moments by throwing little barbs. He prevented himself from speaking further by putting a forkful of pasta and shrimp in his mouth, he was starving.
"It's still the season," he winked. "Do I really have to have a reason? Maybe I was just feeling romantic."
The young man snorted a little in disbelief, finally looking up. "Sure."
"I can be romantic!" he protested.
"Oh I know, to the point of saying ridiculous things in my ears," he chuckled. "You can be pretty cliché, but I think it's kinda cute. I think you're just lucky that I wasn't too tired after fighting demons all day to put up with this charade."
"Come on, even if you were tired you would put up with me."
Nero's gaze flickered away to avoid agreeing with him a grin tugging at his lips.
They talked and bantered while they finished the food and even lingered a bit afterwards, plates empty they chatted by firelight teasing each other. They told stories about their hardest battles trying to outdo one another in either the difficulty of their fight or the ridiculousness of it.
"You are crazy, I can't believe you've been impaled-with your own sword no less-that many times." Nero laughed, following his partner and taking a chocolate mint from the middle of the table and putting it in his mouth.
"I shit you not kid! I have!" he chuckled.
Nero shook his head and licked his lips. He blinked however when Dante's hand came to rest over his devil bringer, making him smile and lace their fingers. How could he ever think the older man had been cheating? He had to know Nero would gut him for it and if Dante had been having sex with anyone else he'd smell it on him.
"Come on," he said softly, squeezing his partner's hand before releasing him as he stood, shrugging off his coat onto the chair. "It seems there a whole lot of mistletoe with our names on it." he grinned.
Dante returned the look as he stood as well, his hands finding Nero's hips and pulling him closer before quickly unzipping his hoodie and pushing it off, leaving him only in his skintight tee shirt. The fabric of the shirt wasn't exactly what Dante wanted to see, but it was a start. The older man attached his lips to his lover's neck leaving open mouthed kisses and nips. Nero shivered when he nipped his jugular, something about allowing someone that close to that vulnerable point stirred up his devil-side. He buried his fingers in his partner's silver locks, his nails lightly scraping against his scalp enticing him to continue his ministrations.
Dante smirked and kept up his abuse until red marks blossomed under his attentions, his hands pushed Nero's shirt up wanting to touch the soft skin. The younger devil's hands wandered down his sculpted back exploring the ridges and curves of muscle.
The older man finally moved up bringing his lips to Nero's, kissing him deeply their tongues meeting and twisting together. Nero broke away first, grabbing his partner's sides and shoving him onto the bed before peeling his shirt the rest of the way off and following him, straddling his hips.
He ran his hands up and down his partner's chest before leaning down to dip his tongue into his navel eliciting a gasp before moving up his body leaving nips and licks on his skin. Nero's tongue was hot and slick feeling like it left a trail of fire up Dante's stomach stopping to swirl around a pert nipple, leaving another trail as it moved over to the other to give it the same abuse. Dante growled lowly before flipping their positions, their lips crashing together once again as Dante pulled the leather free of Nero's metal belt buckle. The younger male snarled softly arching up to the touch, his teeth catching his lover's bottom lip when Dante reached inside his pants and grabbed him he bit down hard enough to draw blood-the coppery tang making him instantly let go.
The older half-devil simply grinned and licked the blood off his lip, the wound closing almost instantaneously. Nero groaned softly tilting his head back, an unconsciously submissive gesture; the way Dante displayed his power could be a total turn on to his devil side, clamoring this this was his mate, this powerful man was his.
The red devil quickly tore Nero's jeans off, causing his breath to hitch as he was exposed to the cool air but quickly finding that didn't matter, he was too interested in pulling the rest of Dante's clothes off. While he occupied himself with undoing his belt and other fastenings the older devil reached over to the bedside table and Nero already knew it was lube he was after. He got the older man just as naked as he was before parting his legs a bit further.
Dante popped open the lubricant and smeared some over his fingers before the younger man snagged the bottle with a smirk squirting some into his right palm. The older man grinned lowering his slicked digits and pushing the first one inside his partner and receiving no protest. Nero busied himself by wrapping his bringer around Dante's weeping length making him growl at the feeling of the ridged, slick flesh caressing him.
The older man impatiently added a second finger and curled them hitting the spot inside the younger half-devil that made him gasp and arch up trying to get more of the feeling. Dante chuckled as he continued the motion, stretching and preparing his lover.
Nero finally released his own grip to tug the older man down. "No more teasing, just do it!" he gasped.
Dante simply grinned in response, removing his fingers. The younger devil took the opportunity to wrap his legs around his partner's hips drawing him closer and Dante didn't waste time he pulled Nero's hips up and plunged into him. The younger man cried out in pain and pleasure, his hands gripping at his lover's shoulders. Dante picked up a mercilessly fast pace slamming into the bundle of nerves that quickly made Nero forget any pain that had been there.
Screams of pleasure were ripped from the younger slayer's throat, his claws and nails scratching furrows into Dante's back, the older demon kissing him harshly in response, his grip on his hips bruisingly rough. Nero continued moaning against his lips until he had to break away to gasp for breath turning his head and offering Dante his throat instead allowing him to add more love bites to the ones that were already there.
"Ah! Damn-D-Dante!" he cried out the older man reaching around to start stroking his own neglected organ in time with his fast thrusts.
Both were completely heady with pleasure Dante surrounded by Nero's hot, tight muscles and the younger male could only see stars as he was thoroughly fucked into the mattress. The young man even ceased being able to say anything other than the elder's name, the word falling from his lips like a mantra as he grew closer and closer to his end.
"Dante!" he screamed his nails puncturing his partner's shoulders as he came undone his essence splashing between their chests and stomachs. The older man felt those already tight muscles convulse around him further, and he felt himself tip over the edge as well filling Nero with his hot seed, the younger devil squeezing every last drop out of him.
After a few moments Nero pushed weakly at his partner's shoulder. "I can't breathe." he stated, and Dante chuckled pulling himself away to lay next to his lover. Nero rolled over to rest against his partner with a slight smirk. "You think we did enough to satisfy the mistletoe gods?" he joked.
"If not I'm sure we'll catch a second wind at some point."
Nero chuckled and shook his head. Sure, sometimes reality was a cruel, cruel bitch but other times it made all that worthwhile. Or maybe that was just the mind numbing pleasure and his hormones talking.
Dante watched as the younger hunter quickly drifted off and he sighed looking up at the plants hanging above them. He'd done all this-taken out a whole day of work and planning to do something special to recognize something-he'd been with Nero for three months-longer than he'd been with anyone else by a long shot. He didn't want Nero to realize it, but it was important for him. It was also a reality check, this was actually happening, they were certainly attached to each other, it had gone past casual, so what was it? Whatever it was he didn't have the brain power to work it out right now and decided that sleep sounded to much better. With that he went to sleep.
Man, I've been spoiled on books and games for the last week from Christmas. I got an Xbox 360 and DMC 4 which is hard btw, also Resident Evil 5, all the Assassin's Creeds and Tales of Vesparia, plus I got like 10 books so yeah-I've been a busy girl! Hope you guys like this, I'm pretty happy with the way it came out, some sweetness, drama and devil possessiveness :3 Until next time!
Ja ne!
~Bitbyboth January 1, 2012-Happy New Year!
